Sad...

[Danny Hogan]

How about this:
As most of you know, Syracuse dropped the "men" from their orangeman mascot. Aside from them, name the other 6 NCAA Div. 1-A teams with SINGULAR mascots.

i.e. orangemen is plural, where orange is a color, and is thus singular.

St Johns Red Storm

thats all i got, these trivia questions are a good distraction from studying...maybe too good

tulsa golden hurricane, alabama crimson tide, stanford cardinal

[Sonny]

12. What was the original home park of the Los Angeles Angels? What was their second home stadium?

LA Coliseum
Dodger Stadium

[Sonny]

26. What was Stanford athletic team nicknme before they became the cardinal? What is a cardinal?

Indians. Cardinal is a color.

[Sonny]

30. Prior to joining the SEC, USC was a member of what athletic conference from 1953-1971? Why did they leave?

31. Where was the 1942 Rose Bowl held? What teams played? Why was it played there?

30. The ACC. They left to become an independent because the NCAA Hoops tournament at the time limited each conference to one team in the tournament (conference tournament champions). They were pissed off about the officiating bias toward Tabacco Road teams and thought they would have a better shot as an indepenent.

31. Wallace Wade Stadium (Duke University) in Durham, NC. Oregon State vs. ??? MOved due to WW2 concerns (security on the West coast).

[Sonny]

21. Name the teams of the old Southwest Conference? Bonus if you can do all the hand signals.

Lets see - Texas, TAMU, Rice, Houston, TCU, Baylor, Texas Tech, SMU, and Arkansas.

Keith Jackson did not go to Alabama, though one might assume that with his ad naseum Bear Bryant and Crimson Tide references. So what school did he graduate from?

He either was born or raised in Carrolton, GA or went to West Georgia. (I think.)

[SLUDoubleDeuce]

I agree about creating a trivia forum, it would be well worth it...And I still contend that Irish and Illini can be both singular and plural so they should count in the list

[byualum]

Roy Campanella was the Dodger catcher that was paralyzed in a car crash

I believe Tom House caught Hank Aaron's 715th home run in the Atlanta Braves bull pen

[cjwilhelmi]

30. Prior to joining the SEC, USC was a member of what athletic conference from 1953-1971? Why did they leave?

31. Where was the 1942 Rose Bowl held? What teams played? Why was it played there?

30. The ACC. They left to become an independent because the NCAA Hoops tournament at the time limited each conference to one team in the tournament (conference tournament champions). They were pissed off about the officiating bias toward Tabacco Road teams and thought they would have a better shot as an indepenent.

31. Wallace Wade Stadium (Duke University) in Durham, NC. Oregon State vs. ??? MOved due to WW2 concerns (security on the West coast).

Proceeds from the Rose Bowl game were used to build Duke's BBall stadium

[Brent Burns]

21. Name the teams of the old Southwest Conference? Bonus if you can do all the hand signals.

Lets see - Texas, TAMU, Rice, Houston, TCU, Baylor, Texas Tech, SMU, and Arkansas.

The only hand signals that I am not familiar with are Rice, SMU and Arkansas. It would be interesting to see if any of these hand signals would come in compressed pictures on the Internet.

Speaking of Arkansas, Houston Nutt is currently the football head coach of the Razorbacks. Why is his family, Nutt so well known in the Arkansas Deaf community? If I remembered correctly, Sports Illustrated did a story on Houston Nutt several years ago.

Who were the head coaches for the old Southwest Conference teams listed above during the 1970s?

NOTE: I better stop spreading sensory overload.

[James Foote]

If Irish and Illini aren't singular, neither is Wolf Pack

[SLUDoubleDeuce]

If Irish and Illini aren't singular, neither is Wolf Pack

And I just remembered...what about the Thundering Herd of Marshall University??

[KnoxVegas]

12. What was the original home park of the Los Angeles Angels? What was their second home stadium?

LA Coliseum
Dodger Stadium

12. Correct. They were to use the old Wrigley Stadium West (home of "Home Run Derby") but that facility was too small.

26. What was Stanford athletic team nicknme before they became the cardinal? What is a cardinal?

Indians. Cardinal is a color.

26. Correct. Years ahead of political correctness.

30. Prior to joining the SEC, USC was a member of what athletic conference from 1953-1971? Why did they leave?

31. Where was the 1942 Rose Bowl held? What teams played? Why was it played there?

30. The ACC. They left to become an independent because the NCAA Hoops tournament at the time limited each conference to one team in the tournament (conference tournament champions). They were pissed off about the officiating bias toward Tabacco Road teams and thought they would have a better shot as an indepenent.

31. Wallace Wade Stadium (Duke University) in Durham, NC. Oregon State vs. ??? MOved due to WW2 concerns (security on the West coast).

30. Correct. The ACC also passed a rules tightening academic requirements for student athletes that USC opposed. The day after USC left the ACC, the measure was revoked.

31. Correct. The opponent was Duke, a home game. The game was moved following the attack on Pearl Harbor.

21. Name the teams of the old Southwest Conference? Bonus if you can do all the hand signals.

Lets see - Texas, TAMU, Rice, Houston, TCU, Baylor, Texas Tech, SMU, and Arkansas.

Keith Jackson did not go to Alabama, though one might assume that with his ad naseum Bear Bryant and Crimson Tide references. So what school did he graduate from?

He either was born or raised in Carrolton, GA or went to West Georgia. (I think.)

21. Correct

24. Incorrect. He born in Georgia but attended college on the GI Bill somewhere else.

[KnoxVegas]

Roy Campanella was the Dodger catcher that was paralyzed in a car crash

I believe Tom House caught Hank Aaron's 715th home run in the Atlanta Braves bull pen

11. Correct

16. Correct. House was a pitcher on the Braves staff.

[KnoxVegas]

3. Who won the 1980 and 1984 Olympic decathlon?

I believe that was Bruce Jenner

3. Incorrect. Jenner won the 1976 decathlon and the US boycotted the 1980 Olympic Summer Games in Moscow due to the invaision of Afghanistan. The answer to the question did compete in the 1976 Montreal games, as an 18 year old, the youngest ever to compete in the Olympic decathlon.

The following questions remain unanswered:
#1-7
#10
#13-14
#17-20
#22-25
#27
#29


Super Bonus Question:
Who was the angel of mercy that met me in section GG of Neyland Stadium in 1994, with a smile on their face and a soda for my troubles?


Anyone a fan of the song Little Kings by Paul Kelly?

[tamu33]

Still no answer for the first year the penalty flag was used in the NFL?

Sonny, Lax Ref ... I was thinking one of you two might know this right off the bat.

1948 is the correct answer even though no one guessed.


Here is some other famous firsts from the NFL.

First NFL Night Game - November 6, 1929
The Chicago Cardinals defeated the Providence Steam Roller, 16-0.

First NFL Rules - February 25, 1933
In 1933, NFL officials adopted rules specifically for the NFL and discontinued the use of collegiate rules.

First NFL Championship Game - December 17, 1933
The Chicago Bears defeated the New York Giants, 23-21.

First NFL Draft Pick - February 8, 1936
A halfback by the name of Jay Berwanger holds the distinction of being the very first NFL draft pick and the first Heismann Trophy winner.

First Pro Bowl - January 15, 1939
The New York Giants defeated the Pro All-Stars, 13-10.

First NFL Divisional Playoff Game - December 14, 1941
The Chicago Bears defeated the Green Bay Packers, 33-14, in an NFL Western Division playoff game.

First African-American NFL Player - March 21, 1946
The Los Angeles Rams signed halfback Kenny Washington to an NFL contract.

First African-American NFL Player From an All-Black College - 1947
Paul "Tank" Younger also signed with the L.A. Rams a year after Washington.

First Use of a Penalty Flag in the NFL - September 17, 1948
The penalty flag was first used in the NFL in a game between the Green Bay Packers and the Boston Yanks.

First Overtime NFL Game - August 28, 1955
The Los Angeles Rams defeated the New York Giants, 23-17, three minutes into overtime of a preseason contest.

First Overtime NFL Championship Game - December 28, 1958
The Baltimore Colts defeated the New York Giants, 23-17.

First Super Bowl - January 15, 1967
The Green Bay Packers defeated the Kansas City Chiefs, 35-10.

First African-American Head Coach of the Modern NFL Era - 1989
Art Shell was hired as head coach of the Oakland Raiders after serving as a player and assisstant coach for the Raiders for 20 years.

First NFL Playoff Game Featuring Two Black Head Coaches - January 4, 2003
Herman Edwards' New York Jets defeated Tony Dungy's Indianapolis Colts 41-0 in the wild-card round. Pretty sad it was 2003 before this happened considering how many minorites are in the NFL